The World's Great Speeches: Fourth Enlarged (1999) EditionLewis Copeland, Lawrence W. Lamm, Stephen J. McKenna Courier Corporation, 24 d’abr. 2012 - 944 pàgines This outstanding compendium of 292 great speeches contains addresses from nearly every historical era and nation, from the formal orations of ancient Greece and the speeches of Julius Caesar, to modern-day addresses by Nelson Mandela, Ronald Regan and Václav Havel. Among the memorable speeches included here are Pericles' funeral oration, St. Bernard's advocacy of the Second Crusade, William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech, Winston Churchill's "Blood, Sweat and Tears" address, Richard Nixon's speech to the astronauts on the moon, Malcolm X's address on the Black Revolution, and many more. Readers will also find time-honored declamations by St. Francis, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Napoleon, Victor Hugo, Leon Trotzky, Mohandas K. Gandhi, Dylan Thomas, Fulton J. Sheen, Adlai Stevenson, Walter Reuther, and many others−over 240 speakers in all. For this newly updated edition, Stephen J. McKenna, Assistant Professor of English at The Catholic University of America, has added 14 important speeches delivered between 1974 and 1997. These new selections include Barbara Jordan's Opening Statement to the House Judiciary Committee for the Nixon Impeachment Proceedings (1974); Alexander Solzhenitsyn's Harvard Commencement Address (1978); Ronald Regan's First Inaugural Address (1981): Nelson Mandela's Address to a Rally in Cape Town on His Release from Prison (1990); Václav Havel's Address to a Joint Session of Congress (1990); the Earl of Spencer's Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales (1997); and more. Rich with drama of history, the speeches in this volume will serve you time and time again by suggesting provocative themes and historical parallels, and by providing apt quotations, important reference passages, and a wide range of other valuable material. |
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... South America , South Africa , India , and China SIMON BOLIVAR Address at Angostura JAN C. SMUTS Peace and Empire RABINDRANATh Tagore Nationalism in India MOHANDAS K. GANDHI Non - Cooperation SUN YAT - SEN National Morale and World ...
... South America , South Africa , India , and China SIMON BOLIVAR Address at Angostura JAN C. SMUTS Peace and Empire RABINDRANATh Tagore Nationalism in India MOHANDAS K. GANDHI Non - Cooperation SUN YAT - SEN National Morale and World ...
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... South . 722 WILL ROGERS Wealth and Education . 729 WILLIAM LYON PHELPS Owning Books · 731 EDWARD VIII Farewell Address 732 OWEN D. YOUNG Culture . 733 JOHN D. ROCKEfeller , Jr. Our Family Creed . 735 Part V IMPORTANT SPEECHES OF THE ...
... South . 722 WILL ROGERS Wealth and Education . 729 WILLIAM LYON PHELPS Owning Books · 731 EDWARD VIII Farewell Address 732 OWEN D. YOUNG Culture . 733 JOHN D. ROCKEfeller , Jr. Our Family Creed . 735 Part V IMPORTANT SPEECHES OF THE ...
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... south ? Why is it that a war , which should have sprung to the Alps with the bound of a lion , has dragged itself along for four months , with the slow uncertain motion of the scorpion sur- rounded by a circle of fire ? How has the ...
... south ? Why is it that a war , which should have sprung to the Alps with the bound of a lion , has dragged itself along for four months , with the slow uncertain motion of the scorpion sur- rounded by a circle of fire ? How has the ...
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... South Sea project , and to support declining credit ? Was I not placed at the head of the treasury when the revenues were in the greatest confusion ? Is credit revived , and does it now flourish ? Is it not at an incredible height ? and ...
... South Sea project , and to support declining credit ? Was I not placed at the head of the treasury when the revenues were in the greatest confusion ? Is credit revived , and does it now flourish ? Is it not at an incredible height ? and ...
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